A delegation of the Election Commission of India on Wednesday reviewed district poll preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab.
Election Commission delegation reviews poll preparedness
The delegation comprised Pawan Kumar Sharma, senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Bhanu Prakash Yeturu, Deputy Election Commissioner, Seema Khanna, Director General (IT) and Ashish Goyal, Director General (Media).
The delegation held detailed interactions with all 23 district election officers, commissioners of police and senior superintendents of police, who made detailed presentations apprising about the status of preparedness in their respective districts, according to an official release.
Officials stress compliance and transparency
The officials emphasized on strict compliance with EC instructions, transparency in all processes, timely completion of all pre-poll activities, and robust enforcement measures.
Punjab CEO assures time-bound election preparations
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Anandita Mitra assured the senior officials that all tasks related to the upcoming elections will be performed diligently, in a time-bound manner and strictly as per the instructions of the Commission to ensure free, fair, transparent and inclusive elections in the state.
The Punjab Assembly polls are due early next year.